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2002–03 FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup
The 2002–03 FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup was the one-season international European competition for men's professional basketball clubs, organised by FIBA. Although it was marketed at the time by FIBA as the 2nd-tier level European club basketball tournament, most would consider it Europe's 4th-tier level competition, after the Euroleague, ULEB Cup and the FIBA Europe Champions Cup. The aim of this tournament was to provide competitive international play for clubs that would otherwise be unable to participate in international basketball. The tournament which featured 4 domestic champions was divided in two conferences: "North" (which consisted of 17 teams) and "South" (which consisted of 11 teams). The season started on 30 October 2002, and ended on 13 February 2003. There were two champions - Azovmash from Ukraine and AEL Limassol from Cyprus. Prior to the commencement of the 2003–04 basketball season, an agreement between FIBA Europe and ULEB basketball was reached r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup
The 2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup was the second season of the FIBA Europe Cup. After its first season as FIBA's revived' ''Champions Cup'' the competition was renamed and now considered Europe's fourth level professional club basketball tournament. However it kept the previous competition system dividing the teams in conferences and the three top teams would now automatically qualify to FIBA Europe League 's following season. The season started on 5 November 2003, and ended on 28 March 2004. A total number of 41 teams participated in the competition. Teams * 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs Conference West Qualifying round Group A Group B Play-offs The winner of the play-offs qualified for the FIBA EuroCup Final Four. Conference East Qualifying round Group A Group B Group C Group D Play-offs The winner of the play-offs qualified for the FIBA EuroCup Final Four. Conference Central Qualifying round Group A Group B Group C Play-offs The winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulriken Eagles
Ulriken Elite is a Norwegian professional basketball team. It was formed in 1970 by a group of pupils at Ulriken secondary school. Ulriken play their matches in Haukelandshallen in Bergen. The kits are red and white and the coach is Jay Anderson. The team played in the Norwegian top tier BLNO Basketligaen Norge, better known as BLNO, is a professional men's basketball league in Norway. It was established in 2000 following the rebranding of the former premier division Hovedserien (1974–2000). The competition is organised by the Norweg ... for several years, but withdrew in 2011. Honours * Norwegian Championship :Winners (4): 1994, 1999, 2000, 2007 External linksUlriken Elite Basketball teams in Norway Sport in Bergen {{Norway-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korisliiga
The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total of 22 regular season games. The top six teams advances continues to upper stage and the bottom six teams plays lower stage after 22 games, 5 games at home and 5 games at away versus all other teams in stage. The best two teams from lower group joins to playoffs with upper group teams. Playoffs are played best of seven format, except the quarter-finals which are played best of 5 format. Pantterit holds the record for the most league titles won, with 14. The top level Finnish league for women is the Naisten Korisliiga. Logos Korisliiga logo.png, The official Korisliiga logo used until the 2015–16 season Teams Current teams From 2000s, Korisliiga in timeline Title holders * 1938–39 Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat * 1939–40 Eir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espoon Honka
237px, Petteri Koponen with Espoon Honka in 2007 Espoon Honka, also known as Honka Playboys, was a basketball club based in Espoo, Finland and it played in Korisliiga. The club was dissolved in 2011 due to financial difficulties. History Espoon Honka was founded in 1975 as a professional team apart from Tapiolan Honka, which worked as a feeder team and took responsibility for organizing youth teams and other activities. Espoon Honka played 16 seasons in the Korisliiga and won seven championship titles. Espoon Honka didn't play in the 2011–12 season of Korisliiga due to financial problems and the whole team was then dissolved later that year. A new team was then founded under the name Tapiolan Honka. Honours * Korisliiga **Winners (7): 1974, 1976, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 *Finnish Cup The Finnish Cup (; ) is Finland's main national cup competition in football. This yearly competition is open for all member clubs of the FA of Finland and has been played since 1955. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Superliga
The Georgian Basketball Super League ( ka, საკალათბურთო სუპერლიგა, Sakalatburto Superliga), also known as the Georgian Top League, is the highest professional basketball league in Georgia. The first season was played in 1991, and was won by Dinamo Tbilisi. The 1990s were dominated by BC Vita Tbilisi, who won the title a record 7 times. BC Batumi, and then Energy Invest Rustavi, dominated the following decade. More recently, the league was dominated by clubs attached to State departments, with first BC Armia (Ministry of Defense) establishing themselves as the country's leading club, and later BC MIA Academy (Ministry of Internal Affairs) winning the title. 2013/14 was the first season when none of the country's universities were represented in the Superliga. This followed the decision by the Ministry of Education to withdraw funding from professional sports teams. That season saw Dinamo Tbilisi regain the title in a convincing manner, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Dinamo Tbilisi
BC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, საკალათბურთო კლუბი "დინამო") is a professional basketball club that is based in Tbilisi, that plays in the Georgian Superliga. It is one of the oldest and most successful basketball clubs of Georgia and the former USSR, having won numerous national titles and the 1962 FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague). The club's traditional colors are blue and white. History BC Dinamo was established in 1934 as the basketball division of the Dynamo Sports Society. During the 1950s and the 1960s, it was one of the leading teams of the USSR. During this period, the club won the Soviet League championships 4 times, the Soviet Cup 3 times, and finished in medal positions (top 3) of the league championship a further 8 times. In 1960, Dinamo reached the final of the FIBA European Champions Cup (the predecessor of the current EuroLeague), where they were defeated by Rīgas ASK in 2 games. Two years later, they once again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tromsø Storm
Tromsø Storm is a Norwegian basketball team from the city of Tromsø, playing in the Norwegian Basketball Premier League, BLNO. The home arena of Tromsø Storm is Tromsøhallen, which has an official capacity of approximately 2,500 spectators, though it has been known to hold more. History Tromsø Storm has been playing in the BLNO since the Norwegian league was officially revitalized in the year 2000. Prior to this, the club was playing in the Norwegian top division under the name Tromsø Basketball Klubb (TBBK). TBBK won the play-offs in the Norwegian top division in 1997 and lost the finals in 1998. The club has not been able to copy this achievement under its new name, even though it has come close on several occasions. Initially Tromsø Storm performed in the low and mid-range of the league table, but since the 2006/07 campaign the team has had only winning seasons. It has also won the regular season series three times. Despite these achievements, the club has not been able ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korvpalli Meistriliiga
The Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) is the top-tier men's basketball league in Estonia. The league is organized by the Estonian Basketball Association and played under rules of basketball#International Rules of Basketball, FIBA rules. The competition was founded in 1925. From the 1998–99 season until the end of the 2001–02 season the league was organized by the Eesti Korvpalliklubide Assotsiatsioon (English: Estonian Basketball Clubs' Association). As of the 2018–19 season, Estonian-Latvian Basketball League regular season games count towards the KML standings, followed by KML Play-offs. The most successful team in the competition is University of Tartu men's basketball team, Tartu Ülikool (University of Tartu), with 26 titles. BC Kalev, BC Kalev/Cramo are the defending league champions. History Names of the competition * 1994–1998: Eesti Meeste Korvpalliliiga (EMKL) * 1998–2002: Eesti Korvpalliklubide Assotsiatsioon (EKKA) * 2002–present: Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaposvári KK
Kaposvári KK, also known as Kometa Kaposvári KK for sponsorship reasons, is a Hungarian professional basketball team based in Kaposvár, Hungary. The team plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (men's basketball), Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest professional league in Hungary. The team was founded in 1960. Honours Domestic competitions Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (men's basketball), Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (''National Championship of Hungary'') * Champions (2): 2000–01, 2003–04 * ''Runners-up (1): 2002–03'' Magyar Kupa (men's basketball), Magyar Kupa (''National Cup of Hungary'') * Winners (1): 2004 * ''Finalist (1): 2001'' European competitions *FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup for Men 3. place (2002–2003) Season by season : Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary. Current roster Notable players * Szilárd Benke (2012-16) * Matija Češković (2007-08, 2009-10) * Wayne Chism (2013-14) * Branislav Dzunić (2001-05) * Gordan Filipović ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongsberg Miners
Kongsberg Miners, also known as Bergkameratene Basketball, is a professional basketball team based in Kongsberg, Norway, playing in the Norwegian premier professional men's basketball league BLNO. Kongsberg Miners is currently the most successful basketball team in Norway, winning both the regular season and the Norwegian championship in the 2018/2019 season. History The team made their debut in the BLNO in the 2015–16 season. In the 2016–17 BLNO season, 2016–17 season, the team finished the regular season in the first place but failed in the playoffs after being eliminated in the semifinals. In the 2017–18 BLNO season, 2017–18 season, the Miners won the Norwegian championship by beating Asker Aliens in the finals. In 2018, Miners made their debut in European competitions by playing the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, FIBA Europe Cup. They were eliminated by Ukrainian Cherkaski Mavpy in the first qualifying round. Kongsberg lost its first European game at home, 63–83, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
